Reader's Paradise discussion

List out the books that you recently bought !?

1.A Thousand Splendid Suns
2.Chicken Soup for the Working Woman's Soul: Humorous and Inspirational Stories to Celebrate the Many Roles of Working Women
3.Shopaholic Takes Manhattan
4.Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Trilogy Bundle: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
5.The Mayor of Casterbridge
6.Table For Two

I bought The Handmaid's Tale
The Graveyard Book
Because You'll Never Meet Me
I'll Give You the Sun
Every Day
The Infinite Sea

Jenny wrote: "1.A Thousand Splendid Suns
2.Chicken Soup for the Working Woman's Soul: Humorous and Inspirational Stories to Celebrate the Many Roles of Working Women
3.[book:Shopaholi..."

when did you buy all these ? The shopaholic series is a good one !!

Yes,Ann.. I look forward to BR Shopaholic Series with you!! :D

1. 18 Seconds;
2. The Ice Princess
3. Derrumbe

1 - Objective Epistemology by Ayn Rand
2 - Classic Khushwant Singh (Penguin edition)
3 - Aghora at the left hand of god - Robert Svoboda
4 - The Clay Dreaming - Ed Hillyer
5 - If the Invader Comes - Derek Beaven
6 - Inferno - Dante
and the most important book is - The Satanic Verses - Salman Rushdie.

You bought Go Set A Watchman? Seriously?

I too have a hardcopy of Go Set A Watchman, although I have not read To Kill A Mockingbird yet:|

Manasa wrote: "Gehna wrote: "You bought Go Set A Watchman? Seriously?"

Yes ! paperback :'("

Why, buddy? :P

Arpit wrote: "I too have a hardcopy of Go Set A Watchman, although I have not read To Kill A Mockingbird yet:|"

Latter is way better :)

I bought the following last month:
Harry Potter Boxed Set: The Complete Collection
Go Set a Watchman
Pax Indica: India and the World of the 21st Century
The Beat Goes On: The Complete Rebus Stories.

I bought a few days ago!

I bought
1.The Old Man and the Sea
2. The Kite Runner: Graphic Novel
3.Sherlock Holmes - The Complete Novels & Stories Volume I

Just completed "The Old man and the Sea"

I bought -

1) Selected Poems - Rabindranath Tagore
2) Bandits of Bombay - Satyajit Ray
3) The Unicorn Expedition - Satyajit Ray
4) The Zen and Art of Motorcycle Maintainence - Robert M Pirsing

Vijay, liked The old man and the sea?

I bought
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Immortals of Meluha
The Secret of the Nagas
The Oath of the Vayuputras

I'm finished with the first three!!

I love To Kill A Mockingbird. Did you like it?

I just got the Eye of Minds ( James Dashner) for my birthday, and my mum is getting me another one, dont know what it is yet.
Suprise, suprise!!

Who Could That Be at This Hour?, Russian Roulette: The Story of an Assassin, and The Loss even though I am supposed to be reading The Scarlet Letter and Lighthouse Island!

Think and Grow Rich

The Redbreast

I just got hands over this one, anyone knows if this is something like a must read or I can keep this at bay and check it out after I read a few more books on my tbr?

The Book Thief
All the Light We Cannot See
The Mysterious Mr. Quin
Twelfth Night
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
Touch & Go
Fear Nothing
The God of Small Things(I just want it with me, to read again and again and admire)
Reading Lolita in Tehran
The Essential Rumi

The kite Runner

Think and grow rich

Jenny wrote: "The Book Thief
All the Light We Cannot See
The Mysterious Mr. Quin
Twelfth Night
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
[book:Touch..."

That's a superb collection. I've read only 2 of them.

Ponniyin Selvan-The First Floods (english translated)
Samarsiddha
Jannat Aur Anya Kahaniyan:

Bought all these books two weeks ago!

Oh these much! Really amazing! For me, however fast I may read, it takes atleast a week to complete a book; sometimes even more.

Jenny wrote: "Bought all these books two weeks ago!
[bookcover:Silver Bay|1..."

The only thing I see is diversity:) But, hey, not a single classic?

I've seen so many posts like this. Really for me, I just found it smart to create a spreadsheet of all the books I've read and a short summary. Most of these books I purchased online so I have an okay Idea as to how many people actually recommended these books as well.

1. Look Again by Lisa Scottoline : http://amzn.to/1YXBNax

This book portrayed a mother's love regardless of how you became a parent. Not only that, it had you asking yourself, would you, could you, make that call? There is a real emotional pull between doing what is right and NEVER wanting to give away your own child. I think that the way she goes about finding out the truth is a very real look at not wanting to show all your cards until you absolutely have to.

2. 15th Affair by James Patterson : http://amzn.to/1YXCbWk

I love reading James Patterson's book; but I especially love and enjoy the Woman's Murder Club series. A cop, a medical examiner, a reporter and a prosecutor make up the club, and when they get together, look out! This book was special. Can Boxer trust her husband. He was missing for over a week, and Boxer finds out he has lied to her. I don't want to reveal too much, but this book kept me turning pages all day. Yep, I could not stop reading it and read it one day. I highly recommend it.

3. The City of Mirrors: A Novel by Justin Cronin : http://amzn.to/1YXBUmk

Really loved this trilogy - will make an excellent film if they ever get around to making it!!! I only wish I had been able to read these books consecutively without waiting for a few years between each one. It was a little difficult to catch up on things and remember where the story I had left off. Although, I will say this one was easier to jump into than the leap from the first book to the second.

4. The Last Mile (Amos Decker series) by David Baldacci : http://amzn.to/1XvtROM

The Last Mile refers to the last journey a Death Row inmate walks as he or she heads toward his/her execution (even if it is only 30 to 50 yards or so). In this novel, the author begins his story with Melvin Mars, a convicted murderer on the Texas death row, just hours before his execution. Spared by a confession by an individual awaiting execution in Alabama, Melvin's case attracts the attention of Amos Decker, the Memory Man, traveling to his new job with an FBI Task Force?

5. Extreme Prey by John Sandford : http://amzn.to/1YXCdxH

I've read everything this guy has written. Some I like more than others but he has never failed to disappoint me! These books are the reason I think I'd like Minnesota..... I'm especially fond of the books featuring Lucas Davenport. If you are looking for an absorbing read, then look no further. This one is perfect for the plane! I started it on the flight out to NYC and finished it on the return flight home. Enjoy!

That's My Contribution. :)

Got these recently:
बेबाक - कंचन पन्त (short story collection)
एक अश्लील कहानी - कमलेश्वर (short story collection)
वासु का कुटुम - मृदुला गर्ग
The way home: Contemporary bengali Short fiction Edited by Aruna Chakravarti
BT Road/The Hollow - Samresh Basu
अभयुदय: राम कथा भाग १ - नरेन्द्र कोहली
जिप्सी - इलाचंद्र जोशी
कर्मभूमि - प्रेमचंद

Arpit wrote: "Jenny wrote: "Bought all these books two weeks ago!
[bookcove..."
Well, I got these books at book fair and unfortunately, there were very few classics there to select from :/

Next time, Girl :)

Gorab wrote: "Jenny wrote: "The Book Thief
All the Light We Cannot See
The Mysterious Mr. Quin
Twelfth Night
[book:The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying|20673..."

Thank you very much, Gorab!!!

Woah, Jenny! What an amazing collection!!!!!

Keep on reading, Buddies! Keep on reading like it's your last resort! *Thumbs up*

Ordered Animal Farm and 1984 today.

Ordered Career of evil today:P
Rowling mania<3

Got the following:
वाइरस - जयंत विष्णु नार्लीकर
वो अजीब लड़की - प्रियंका ओम
An unsuitable job for a woman by P D James

Vo Ajeeb Ladki anthology looks interesting!

I find this one interesting - An unsuitable job for a woman by P D James - want to read to just be able to say that the writer is wrong. :) :)

Ajeeb ladki is sounding normal. :) :)

LOL :D

Indrani wrote: "I find this one interesting - An unsuitable job for a woman by P D James - want to read to just be able to say that the writer is wrong. :) :)

Ajeeb ladki is sounding normal. :) :)"

P D James has written two novels with Cordelia Gray as the protagonist. She's the detective. I have read the second one - The skull beneath the sea. This is the first one and her first case. Hence, the title.

विकास wrote: "Indrani wrote: "I find this one interesting - An unsuitable job for a woman by P D James - want to read to just be able to say that the writer is wrong. :) :)

Ajeeb ladki is sounding normal. :) :)..."

aah okay. Understand now.

Indrani wrote: "I find this one interesting - An unsuitable job for a woman by P D James - want to read to just be able to say that the writer is wrong. :) :)

Ajeeb ladki is sounding normal. :) :)"
i was intrigued by the book cover.

Apart from that i'm interested in contemporary hindi literature (especially literature written by woman writers) so i keep picking the short story collections. के विषय में भी बहुत अच्छी बातें सुनी हैं मैंने

Palash wrote: "Ordered Animal Farm and 1984 today."

Both great books to own. Heard these were offered at some crazy discount at Amazon. Where did you buy?

विकास wrote: "Indrani wrote: "I find this one interesting - An unsuitable job for a woman by P D James - want to read to just be able to say that the writer is wrong. :) :)

Ajeeb ladki is sounding normal. :) :)..."

वो अजीब लड़की की कॉवर मुझे भी बहुत पसंद आयी। उपर से लेखिका जमशेदपुर की है। यह किताब मैं जल्दी खरीदने वाली हूँ। बेबाक भी बहुत दिलचस्प लगी।

क़शमक़श बस यही है की ज़िन्दगी इतनी छोटी , समय इतने कम , पर पढ़ने लायक किताबें इतना ज़्यादा। मुझे समझ नहीं आता की इस बात का दुःख करूँ या फिर इस बात की ख़ुशी की किताबें कभी कम नहीं पढेंगी।

Gorab wrote: "Palash wrote: "Ordered Animal Farm and 1984 today."

Both great books to own. Heard these were offered at some crazy discount at Amazon. Where did you buy?"
Yep. Great books that's why I ordered them.
Amazon was offering pretty good discount on these yesterday.
Animal Farm@51 Rs and 1984@114 Rs. No delivery charges either.

Tender is the night-Fitzgerald